"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> Nachos. Why? Well... Angela had a dance convention this past weekend.
> It was very tiring for the both of us and now she has a mystery injury. I
> can't help but wonder if the strained back muscle, the planter fascitiis
> and now this strange foot numbness are connected. I wound up taking her
> to the hospital on Sunday night because after googling, she feared it was
> diabetes or MS. Yes, foot numbness was a first symptom that I had, but it
> was on the bottoms of my feet and toes. Hers is on the top of one foot
> and it has spread to the ankle. And now the foot is clearly swollen. The
> hospital said to just treat it like a sprain. She isn't limping and she
> says she can't feel it unless she touches it. Which is how she first
> discovered it. But I digress...
>
> As we left the dance convention on Sunday I told her for dinner I could
> either call Garlic Jim's for a gluten free pizza or I could pick up the
> ingredients for nachos at Costco where unfortunately we had to stop. But
> seeing as how we had gone to the Showcase (dance show) the prior Sunday,
> we were low on food because we didn't do our usual shopping. She opted
> for the nachos. And as you probably know, Costco sells mainly huge
> things. So now I have 2.5 pounds of Mexican blend shredded cheese and a
> bag of tortilla chips the size of a bed pillow. Or close to it. We'll be
> eating nachos at least once a week until it is all gone! Heh.
>
> I had the nachos on Sunday and my BG was very good after. Alas I couldn't
> make them the way I really wanted them as I had no fresh tomatoes or green
> onions in the house. I counted out the amount of chips. Luckily the bag
> gives a serving size in chips and not ounces as some brands do. I used a
> specific amount of refried beans (I did have those in the house), the
> cheese and then after they were heated in the microwave I added black
> olives and Mrs. Renfro's hot salsa. And when she says hot she means it!
> They were to the point of almost being inedible to me but I was super
> hungry. I have since gotten some tomatoes, green onions and sour cream
> for Angela. I bought the salsa for my husband but so far he has only
> eaten a serving. He loves it. It's just waaaay too hot for me. I think
> I do have a jar of medium or mild salsa in the cupboard but I didn't want
> another open jar at the moment. I also have some shredded lettuce.
> Perhaps I will dump some of that on too. That's the way they make nachos
> in the Pubs on Cape Cod.
>
> Hopefully I can make the nachos before the power goes out. If it does
> indeed go out. We've had horrid weather today. High winds, rain, super
> heavy rain, lightning and thunder, then the worst hail I have ever seen
> and heard. While I was still reeling from that, it got suddenly so quiet
> that you could hear a pin drop. And then about 30 seconds to a minute
> later the sky opened up and just dumped white everywhere. More hail. I
> was looking out the kitchen window. Seriously the air was solid hail. It
> was soooo loud and scary. The gutters and downspouts instantly filled
> with hail. So when it turned to heavy rain it was just waterfalling off
> the roof because there was no open space to contain it. Looks like there
> is a lot of paint missing off the house now from the battering. The news
> said we have had more rain so far this month (we're only halfway through)
> than we get on average in the whole month of March. And there is no end
> in site. Flooding everywhere. I even got water in the garage. Not a lot
> but that's pretty bad considering that my driveway is pretty flat.
>
> Anyway... What are you having for dinner?

A can of Lindsay Green Olives, packed in water and sea salt. I love those
things. Also, some Swiss cheese. Sorry about your mess, hope it's better
tomorrow.

Cheri